Digital Government

Industry partners help battle cybercrime

A Michigan sheriff's department is recruiting IT companies to help them understand and track down cybercriminals

Digital Government

Tidemark upgrades transaction tool

With the revamped eConnect, people filing permits can get e-mail updates about their application and tap into GIS databases

Digital Government

West Virginia nixes fiber optics RFP

State won't accept bids after Verizon challenged the project in court, saying it violates the Telecommunications Act of 1996

Digital Government

Mississippi set to step up e-gov

After a two-year best practices study, the state plans to launch a portal and several other applications next year

Digital Government

Forecast grim for state budgets

Information technology projects could feel the pinch because of a projected slowdown in state revenue, according to a new report

Digital Government

School automating food services

Virginia's Fairfax County school district is investing in a system to track the meals it provides to schools and other facilities

Digital Government

Md. governor wraps IT into transit plan

Gov. Glendening wants to redirect state dollars to pay for a smart card transit system and GPS technology that will keep riders informed

People

Expo acquaints agencies with Net

Kansas invited state employees and legislators to a show this week to demonstrate how the Internet can be used in government

Digital Government

Maryland county eases the commute

Montgomery County, Md., is testing a system that will lead drivers to park-and-ride lots and another that will let bus riders know when the next bus is coming

Digital Government

Alabama automates citizen interaction

The governor's office turned to an automated system last month to keep requests and complaints from falling through the cracks

Digital Government

University plans infosec institute

The Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute plans to hold its first information security seminars in the spring.

Digital Government

Guide gets IT projects going

The Center for Technology in Government offers an online resource for IT managers to use in planning and evaluating projects

Digital Government

New York wiring money to IT

The state is offering developers up to $75,000 each to help install wiring in existing commercial buildings

Digital Government

Microsoft millions go to tech centers

The company has given $100 million to build tech centers with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America

Digital Government

Research center opening for info security

Government IT officials will be able to seek guidance and skilled graduates from a new research center at Johns Hopkins University

People

N.Y. site open for high-tech business

A new state-backed Web site will post more than 40,000 high-tech jobs and give businesses a leg up in the fierce competition for IT workers

Digital Government

Recyclopedia aims to lighten landfill

To spare items that normally might make their way into the local landfill, a California city is playing waste matchmaker.

People

Permits in store for Sunnyvale

The time-consuming process of acquiring building, electrical, plumbing and other permits can delay new construction and home improvement projects.

Acquisition

The art of the deal

Otto Doll, director of South Dakota's Bureau of Information and Telecommunications, has a way to get buy-in on technology issues from skeptical lawmakers.

People

Site revamped with business in mind

As part of a major redesign of its online presence, the New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently launched its first Web site for the region's small businesses.